Study of carbon-containing compounds and their reactions.
Organic chemistry is full of reactions! These reactions are grouped by how molecules change and what happens to their bonds.
Understanding how reactions happen involves looking at the step-by-step movement of electrons, often shown with curly arrows.
Reactions let us build new molecules (like medicines or plastics) and understand processes in living things.
The polymerization reaction turns ethene into plastic bags, and fermentation turns sugars into ethanol.
Hydrogenation adds hydrogen to vegetable oils in margarine production.
Substitution of a chlorine atom with a hydroxyl group in making alcohols.
Organic reactions transform molecules in predictable ways—like adding, swapping, or removing groups.